Social media and blogging

Social Media Marketing & Strategy Courses in London & Online

Our social media marketing courses will teach you how to harness the power of social media strategies for marketing and promoting your business or project, starting a career in Digital Marketing, or even to promote your personal brand to increase your online presence. Even if you’re not running a business or brand, our courses can simply help you stay connected with family and friends through social media and personal blogging.

On our various social media marketing courses, you’ll discover how to use Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram and even TikTok giving you the skills, you need to communicate with your friends, fans, or customers and increase your following.

Our blogging courses show you how to use WordPress to write engaging blog content to improve your SEO performance. We also have courses to teach you how to make a successful podcast and how to start video blogging (vlogging) with YouTube.

Our tutors are highly qualified industry professionals with extensive social media experience. They've been there and done it, so you’ll learn first-hand from their successes. Set yourself up to succeed; whatever your personal goals or skill level! Whether you are a complete beginner or building on existing experience.

Learning with us is flexible, with part-time courses available online, in person or hybrid in daytime, evening and weekend formats For more information about our tutor-led interactive online courses please see our guide to online learning.

Browse our Social Media & Blogging courses below and enrol today!

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Level 3 Certificate in Social Media for E-Commerce

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Level 3 Certificate in User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI)

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  1. Podcasting: introduction
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Vina Theodorakopoulou
    Do you want to create your own podcast? This is your chance to develop your ideas into a podcast which you will produce in this course.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
    Rating:
    91% of 100
  2. Facebook for business
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Apr 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    Discover how Facebook can be used as a cost effective method for promoting your business. You will learn to use Facebook to connect existing and potential clients.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  3. LinkedIn: a detailed introduction
    Course start date:  Fri 3 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    In this longer, in-depth course, take a look at the crucial features to get started on building your network with LinkedIn.
    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00
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  4. Social Media Engagement, Trends & Algorithms
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 17 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    Engagement is an important part of social media. By not engaging on the platform you reduce your visibility and raking with the algorithm. This class will show you how to engage and use trends on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. When you engage with other posts on social media this helps to improve your performance on the algorithm.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  5. Instagram for business: intermediate
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    This is a follow on course from 'Instagram for business: introduction' which is designed to expand your skills in using Instagram for business even further.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
    Rating:
    92% of 100
  6. Social media for business: intermediate
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 22 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Manideepa Paul
    This practical advanced course is aimed at people who want to enhance their social media skills to get the best return on investment (ROI) from social media.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  7. Introduction to social media data analytics
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Manideepa Paul
    Learn how recognise, analyse, present and use data on the social media channels most commonly used by organisations.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  8. Podcasting: improvers
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    A short course designed to help you make your existing idea publication ready or improve the production values of your already published podcast.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
  9. Social media content strategy
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Jul 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    In order to successfully use social media for business, it is essential to have a clear strategy and create good content to encourage audience engagement. You'll learn both in this class.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
    Rating:
    91% of 100
  10. Introduction to Facebook
    Course start date:  Tue 30 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    Learn more about Facebook, the social networking site that allows you to find and communicate with friends and common interest groups. Keep in touch with family and friends or get in touch with long lost relations or school friends.
    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00
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  11. Using hashtags effectively
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 7 Aug 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    Hashtags are used on social media across many platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Threads. This class is devoted to understanding hashtags and how to use them properly and effectively on social platforms. What is a hashtag, how do you create and track one, and how do you pick the right hashtag for your social media content.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
    Rating:
    92% of 100
  12. Level 3 Certificate in Social Media for E-Commerce, Gateway Qualifications
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Julian Holden, Lyndon Ives, Kate Scott
    This Level 3 course is designed for learners wishing to gain knowledge and skills of marketing practices using social media to promote and support online businesses. On completion of the certificate, you should be able to apply for internships or junior positions in the digital and creative industries within Social Media for E-Commerce, or progress onto higher education.



    The Free Courses for Jobs initiative is for Londoners aged 24 or over at the start of the course who are: on a low-income; or on certain benefits; or do not have a full level 3 qualification. For more information Click here



    The course fee is £1645, plus an upfront fee of £754 payable at the time of your enrolment.



    If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from Student Finance England (SFE) to help cover the cost, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans



    If you are unable to pay the upfront fee, you can talk to our Information, Advice and Guidance team who will advise you on other financial support available. You can contact the Advice and Guidance Team by phone on (telephone temporarily unavailable) or by email: advice@citylit.ac.uk



    For more information, please call Business & Technology on (telephone temporarily unavailable).



    This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £2,399.00 Senior fee £2,399.00 Concession £2,399.00
  13. Social media apps, tips and tricks
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 15 Nov 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    Enhance your social media strategy by learning third party apps, tips and tricks for everyday use.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
    Rating:
    95% of 100
  14. Podcasting: intermediate
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 24 Nov 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Vina Theodorakopoulou
    A short course designed to help you make your existing idea publication ready or improve the production values of your already published podcast.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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